Alana Knowles Sells 3,200 Shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) Stock

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) insider Alana Knowles sold 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $544,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $205,190. This represents a 72.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Chevron Stock Up 3.3%

CVX traded up $5.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $176.75. 22,902,366 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,165,488. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $132.04 and a fifty-two week high of $177.30. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $155.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $155.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $355.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.86, a PEG ratio of 11.83 and a beta of 0.70.

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.18 billion. Chevron had a net margin of 6.57% and a return on equity of 8.74%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chevron

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Chevron by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,790,028 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,540,753,000 after buying an additional 27,961,463 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron in the second quarter valued at about $2,721,477,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Chevron by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $23,698,184,000 after purchasing an additional 12,789,399 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of Chevron in the 3rd quarter valued at about $988,083,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Chevron by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 19,627,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,047,900,000 after buying an additional 4,279,918 shares during the period. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CVX. HSBC set a $169.00 target price on Chevron and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective (down from $170.00) on shares of Chevron in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Chevron from $158.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Chevron in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Chevron from $174.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.00.

Key Chevron News

Here are the key news stories impacting Chevron this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and dividend increase — Chevron reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.52 vs. consensus ~$1.44 and raised the quarterly dividend to $1.78, reinforcing income appeal and signaling free‑cash‑flow strength. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Record production and growth outlook — Management reported record 2025 production (helped by Permian, Tengiz and assets from the Hess deal) and guided to mid‑single digit production growth for 2026, supporting earnings resilience as oil prices recover. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Venezuela opportunity — Chevron is positioned to expand Venezuelan exports (reports of plans to lift shipments to ~300k bpd) and management flagged improving regulatory signals there, creating a potentially material upside optionality for volumes and heavy‑crude feedstock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwind — Rising crude and heightened geopolitical risk have lifted oil majors broadly this month, amplifying the impact of Chevron’s positive operational news on its share price. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and investor calls — CEO Mike Wirth gave interviews and hosted the earnings call emphasizing Venezuela, cost discipline and project execution; informative for longer‑term thesis but not an immediate surprise. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Talks to expand Venezuela license — Reports say Chevron is in discussions to broaden its Venezuela remit; the development is strategically important but depends on licensing and logistics. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss and profit decline Y/Y — Q4 revenue missed estimates (~$45.8B vs. ~$48.2B expected) and full‑year profits fell vs. 2024, reflecting weaker oil prices and pressuring margin dynamics. That tempers the beat and is a near‑term risk if prices stay low. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Constrained Venezuela spending — Reports that Chevron will cap Venezuela capital outlays despite administration encouragement could limit near‑term upside to output if policy access improves faster than spending follows. Read More.

About Chevron

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is an American multinational energy company engaged in virtually all aspects of the oil and gas industry. As an integrated energy firm, Chevron’s core activities include upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production, midstream transportation and storage, downstream refining and marketing of fuels and lubricants, and petrochemical manufacturing through joint ventures and subsidiaries. The company markets fuels under brands such as Chevron, Texaco and Caltex and supplies a range of products and services to retail customers, industrial users and commercial fleets worldwide.

Chevron traces its corporate lineage to the early petroleum companies that eventually became Standard Oil of California and has evolved through significant mergers and restructurings, including the acquisitions of Gulf Oil and Texaco.